Diaz likes Long for Senate

This shouldn’t come as a surprise, given his views on same sex marriage, abortion and other traditional issues: Bronx Democratic Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. is endorsing GOP US Senate candidate Wendy Long who is offering a challenge to incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand.

From the Long camp:

U.S. Senate candidate Wendy Long today proudly accepted the endorsement of Sen. Ruben Diaz in the race for the United States Senate.

Reverend Diaz, in his endorsement of Wendy Long for U.S. Senate said, “Wendy Long is a true conservative who best represents the values of our community and will not compromise them for political expediency. We need to demonstrate that traditional family values still matter and voters should vote for Wendy on the Conservative line.”

Long said, “I am proud to accept the endorsement of Reverend Diaz and so many of the ministers who believe that we must change the culture of cynical dependency that is emanating from Washington.”

On August 14th, U.S. Senate candidate Wendy Long had a private meeting with Reverend Senator Ruben Diaz during his recovery from knee replacement surgery, at the Rebekkah Rehabilitation Center in the Bronx.

Once back on his feet, the Reverend Sen. Diaz invited Long to his October 18th meeting with 70-80 ministers at the Iglesia Christiana de la Communidad, in which she spoke directly to the members. During the hour long presentation, Reverend Diaz endorsed Wendy Long, based on her positions on; the right to worship, emphasis on family values, support for traditional marriage, strong pro-life belief and prayer in schools.